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Energy Summit being held on Thursday and Friday
The 13th Athens Energy Summit is taking place on Thursday and Friday this week at Hotel Grande Bretagne, at Syntagma Square.
Opening proceedings on Thursday will be a speech by Greece's Environment and Energy Minister Thodoros Skylakakis.
For more information visit athensenergysummit.gr.
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20 free things to do in Athens this summer
If you are traveling to Athens this summer and on a budget, don't worry, there are plenty of fun sights to see and activities to participate in that are free. Kathimerini Engish Edition has compiled a broad list of free things to do in the city.
Whether you are a history buff, love sightseeing, or simply want to sit back and watch a movie, this list has got you covered.
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SYRIZA: Tension Building – The electoral race – Syntagma Campaign Rally – Reference to Tsipras
The latest polls raise concerns for Koumoundourou – Flamouraris, Zachariadis, Vasileiadis and Tsipras at Syntagma square to attend Kassalakis’ electoral rally
Protests in the center of Athens – How will transportation operate in the upcoming hours
Protesters threw red paint into the fountain at Syntagma Square – See which roads are closed
Without metro, electric railway, tram, trains – How buses and taxis will operate, traffic regulations in the city center
Beginning from 9:30 measures for the center of Athens – 10:30 PAME at Syntagma, 11:00 the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) at Syntagma – Ships are docked at the ports in support
Greece celebrating Independence Day
Students will be taking part in parades all over Greece on Monday to mark the 203rd anniversary of the 1821 revolution against Ottoman rule.
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Syntagma metro station to close during Independence Day parades
Syntagma metro station will be closed on Sunday, March 24, and Monday, March 25, from 8 a.m. until the parades marking Greece's Independence Day have been completed.
Transport operator STASY said trains will pass through Syntagma station without stopping.
Traffic diversions planned ahead of rallies against private universities
Emergency traffic measures will be implemented in downtown Athens, starting at noon on Thursday, due to a rally that to be held by student associations and educational unions against the bill for the establishment of private universities.
Athenian reflections of a Harvard dean
It was Sarah Whiting's last morning in Athens. For the final day of this dense, week-long tour of Greece, the weather improved and the winter sun shone over Syntagma Square. From her hotel balcony she enjoyed a typical sunny Athenian panorama, with the silhouette of the Parthenon in the background.
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The moment Maccabi fans attack an Egyptian who threw a bottle at them in Syntagma Square (photos)
The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon in Syntagma Square